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i am kristen welker reporting from new york. from all of us here from nbc news, thank you for watching. have a great night. when they thought they should westart saving for retirement.le then we asked some older people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little more today, we'll all be better prepared tomorrow. prudential. bring your challenges. >>> nbc sports, home of the olympic games, the nhl, premier league, the chase for the nascar sprint cup, and primetime's number one show, "sunday night football," only on nbc. >>> in dallas, it's been a dream season for dak prescott and the cowboys. now, coming off their first loss since september, they face jameis winston and the red-hot tampa bay buccaneers. >> all we got is each other. >> we do it as a family. we need you. ♪ work >> the bucs have cli
i am kristen welker reporting from new york. from all of us here from nbc news, thank you for watching. have a great night. when they thought they should westart saving for retirement.le then we asked some older people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little...
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nbc's kristen welker has details. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump taking a victory lap in indiana. >> hi, everybody. >> reporter: touting a deal to save more than a thousand jobs at carrier, from getting shipped to mexico. >> companies are not going to leave the united states anymore without consequences. not gonna happen. >> reporter: the deal gives the heating and air conditioning company, $7 million in state tax breaks over ten years, in exchange for carrier investing $16 million into its plant. but 1,300 more jobs are slated to go to mexico. sources familiar with the negotiation say one motivating factor, carrier's parent company, united technologies, has billions of dollars in contracts with the government. for the first time, pointing to a story he saw on "nightly news." >> they were going a story on carrier, and i said wow, i want to see this. >> reporter: in this story, this strong message to the president-elect. >> we want you to do what you said you're going to do. we're going to hold you accountable. >> reporter: trump saying he was using carrier as a euphemism on the t
nbc's kristen welker has details. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump taking a victory lap in indiana. >> hi, everybody. >> reporter: touting a deal to save more than a thousand jobs at carrier, from getting shipped to mexico. >> companies are not going to leave the united states anymore without consequences. not gonna happen. >> reporter: the deal gives the heating and air conditioning company, $7 million in state tax breaks over ten years, in exchange for...
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ultimately, as our kristen welker explains, their hopes were dashed. [ applause ] >> reporter: texas delivering the final votes tonight, giving president-elect donald trump the 270 electoral votes needed to officially win the white house. but throughout the day, a divisive backdrop. demonstrators out in force, from arizona, to north carolina, and pennsylvania. >> stop trump sclafem. >> reporter: all hoping to drump trump, energized by charges russia tried to interfere in the election. but once again, mr. trump couldn't be stopped. >> donald trump and mike pence will be working to make america great again. >> reporter: what was perhaps most striking today, more democrats breaking away from hillary clinton, like in washington state, where colin powell got three votes, and native american activist faith spotted eagle got one vote, although two texas electors did defect from trump. all underscoring trump's win was decisive, and now official. >> it would have been a divided country no matter who won this election. and so it's incumbent on our leaders to be able to bring the country more t
ultimately, as our kristen welker explains, their hopes were dashed. [ applause ] >> reporter: texas delivering the final votes tonight, giving president-elect donald trump the 270 electoral votes needed to officially win the white house. but throughout the day, a divisive backdrop. demonstrators out in force, from arizona, to north carolina, and pennsylvania. >> stop trump sclafem. >> reporter: all hoping to drump trump, energized by charges russia tried to interfere in the...
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we get more from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: new signs tonight president-elect donald trump knew exactly what he was doing when he held a call with the leader of taiwan last friday, breaking decades of u.s.-china protocol. while top officials publicly insist the call was merely congratulatory. >> this was a moment of courtesy. >> reporter: a high level source familiar with the issue tells nbc news, mr. trump talked with top advisers about the possibility of establishing contact with taiwan for months. those talks intensified after election day. john huntsman, a former ambassador to china, nou being eyed as a possible secretary of state, says, it's a smart move. >> you have a businessman who has become president of the united states, andr who understands real leverage and how to find real leverage in that relationship. >> reporter: for his part, mr. trump has tweet said, did china ask us if it was okay to devalue their currency? and as a candidate, he frequently took aim. >> we can't continue to allow china to rape our country. >> reporter: today china firing back. the state-run n
we get more from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: new signs tonight president-elect donald trump knew exactly what he was doing when he held a call with the leader of taiwan last friday, breaking decades of u.s.-china protocol. while top officials publicly insist the call was merely congratulatory. >> this was a moment of courtesy. >> reporter: a high level source familiar with the issue tells nbc news, mr. trump talked with top advisers about the possibility of establishing...
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we get more tonight from nbc's kristen welker. >> president-elect donald trump tried to put on a show of strength as his inauguration fast approaches. emerging from national security meetings today, and casting the acts of terror in europe and turkey as an attack on everyone. >> it's an attack on humanity. that's what it is. it's an attack on humanity and it's got to be stopped. >> thumping his chest when asked whether he would re-evaluate his plans to create a muslim registry or ban, a policy his aides have continuously tried to walk back. >> you know my plans. all along and it's i've been proven to be right, 100% correct. >> but mr. trump also aiming to look tough on another recent promise, getting boeing to lower its price for making two new 747 air force one planes. earlier this month he threatened to cancel the order saying it would cost $4 billion. after meeting with mr. trump today at mar-a-lago, the boeing ceo vowed the price will be lower. >> we're going to get it done for less than that. >> emerging later, flanked by generals, mr. trump also weighed in. >> we're looking to c
we get more tonight from nbc's kristen welker. >> president-elect donald trump tried to put on a show of strength as his inauguration fast approaches. emerging from national security meetings today, and casting the acts of terror in europe and turkey as an attack on everyone. >> it's an attack on humanity. that's what it is. it's an attack on humanity and it's got to be stopped. >> thumping his chest when asked whether he would re-evaluate his plans to create a muslim registry...
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time now to check in with kristen welker for a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." good evening. >> hi. great to see you. coming up tonight, the brutal, cold wave about to hit a big part of the country. plus, our new nbc news poll on how americans feel about the trump transition and the impact of the russian hacking controversy. also, with the new must'ovie ab the boston marathon bombings coming out, our inside look at the investigation. that's in a few minutes for "nbc nightly news." now, back to you. >> looking forward to it. thank you. we'll be right back. >>> a hanukkah tradition in center city. the latkepalooza took place. more than 3,500 were served up from some of philadelphia's most popularrestaurants. this is the 14th year of the event. looks delicious. er erika has a final check of the forecast. >> that's the food we need, especially when it is that cold overnight. so quickly. we went from 60s today, 50s and 60s. by early tomorrow morning, all i can say is bundle up headed out to school. kids and parents, bundle up. you will need it. these are actual tempe
time now to check in with kristen welker for a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." good evening. >> hi. great to see you. coming up tonight, the brutal, cold wave about to hit a big part of the country. plus, our new nbc news poll on how americans feel about the trump transition and the impact of the russian hacking controversy. also, with the new must'ovie ab the boston marathon bombings coming out, our inside look at the investigation. that's in a few minutes for...
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nbc's kristen welker has the report. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump tried to put on a show of strength as his inauguration fast approaches, emerging from national security meetings and casting the acts of terror in europe around turkey as an attack on everyone. >> it's an attack on humanity is what it is and it's got to be stopped. >> reporter: and something when asked when he would recreate a muslim policy or ban. >> you know my plans all along, i have been proven to be right, 100% correct. >> reporter: mr. trump aiming to look tough, getting beauing to lower its price for making two new 747 air force one planes, earlier, he said he would can sell the order. after meeting with mr. trump the boeing ceo vowed the provides will be lower. >> we're going to get it done for less than that. >> reporter: eernl 'ing later, mr. trump also weighed in. >> we're looking to cut a tremendous amount of money off the price. >> reporter: earlier, mr. trump took to twitter to flex his muscles with hillary clinton leading in the opinion lar vote, trump insifkt, i would have done even better i
nbc's kristen welker has the report. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump tried to put on a show of strength as his inauguration fast approaches, emerging from national security meetings and casting the acts of terror in europe around turkey as an attack on everyone. >> it's an attack on humanity is what it is and it's got to be stopped. >> reporter: and something when asked when he would recreate a muslim policy or ban. >> you know my plans all along, i have been...
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as nbc's kristen welker reports, the president-elect is also weighing in on the berlin attack after meeting with executives from defense contractors. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump trying to show he's hard at work, even at mar-a-lago. meeting wednesday with the heads of two major defense contractors, lockheed martin and boeing. trump previously threatened to cancel boeing's order for two new air force one planes, claiming it would cost more than $4 billion. after the meeting boeing's ceo now says -- >> we're going to get it done for less than that. >> reporter: trump also called the cost of lockheed martin's f-35 fighter jet out of control. he insists that price will also come down. >> you know, it's a little bit of a dance. but we're going to get the costs down and we're going to get it done beautifully. >> reporter: earlier mr. trump taking a tough tone on the terror attacks in europe after emerging from a series of national security meetings. >> they're attacks on humanity. that's what it is. it's an attack on humanity. and it's got to be stopped. >> reporter: mr. trump also r
as nbc's kristen welker reports, the president-elect is also weighing in on the berlin attack after meeting with executives from defense contractors. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump trying to show he's hard at work, even at mar-a-lago. meeting wednesday with the heads of two major defense contractors, lockheed martin and boeing. trump previously threatened to cancel boeing's order for two new air force one planes, claiming it would cost more than $4 billion. after the meeting...
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kristen welker takes a look back at her extraordinary life. >> hello, darling, i'm zsa zsa. >> reporter: zsa zsa gabor, that unforgettable accent. >> hello. hello. >> reporter: her string of husbands and jewels and a would >> you and the champaign. >> reporter: her film career began with "lovely to look at" in 1952. followed that same year by perhaps her most famous movie "moola rouge." >> reporter: she appeared in more than 40 films and television shows, in everything from horror movies to come dis. >> we have two cars. one limousine and one cheap. >> i'll take the limousine. >> reporter: her acting career was eclipsed by her glamorous image. >> a man should have a 50-50 proposition. he old and have $50 million. >> reporter: she was born in buddha pest in 1917 in buddha pest, hungary. she headed to the altar nine times. hotel magnet conrad hilton was her second husband and the father of her only child, francesca. on her final marriage she found her prince charming pred rick prinz von anhalt. she had her share of legal headaches. in 1989 she was convicted of slapping a beverly hills pol
kristen welker takes a look back at her extraordinary life. >> hello, darling, i'm zsa zsa. >> reporter: zsa zsa gabor, that unforgettable accent. >> hello. hello. >> reporter: her string of husbands and jewels and a would >> you and the champaign. >> reporter: her film career began with "lovely to look at" in 1952. followed that same year by perhaps her most famous movie "moola rouge." >> reporter: she appeared in more than 40 films...
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nbc's kristen welker has those details. >> ivanka trump, seen her with her family moments after landing in san francisco, on her way to hawaii. today the target of the lingering tensions of the 2016 race, seated on board a jetblue flight, traveling with her three children and husband, trump was confronted by a fellow passenger who witnesses overheard saying, they ruin the country, now they ruin our flight. >> he said, oh, my god, this is a nightmare, and he was shaking. the unruly passenger, daniel goldstein and his husband matthew, kicked off the plane, but not before they tweeted out a picture of the moment and ivanka's stunned reaction. and it may have been planned. laz ner tweeting ivanka and jared were at jfk and his husband was chasing them down to harass them. trump accompanied by secret service tried to distract her children has things got heated. in a statement, jetblue said, the decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly. ousted passenger laz ner later tried to downplay the incident, tweeting my husband expressed displeasure in a couple tone. jetblue staf
nbc's kristen welker has those details. >> ivanka trump, seen her with her family moments after landing in san francisco, on her way to hawaii. today the target of the lingering tensions of the 2016 race, seated on board a jetblue flight, traveling with her three children and husband, trump was confronted by a fellow passenger who witnesses overheard saying, they ruin the country, now they ruin our flight. >> he said, oh, my god, this is a nightmare, and he was shaking. the unruly...
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not before social media lit up with the incident as nbc's kristen welker report. >> reporter: ivanka trump, seen here with her family on her way to half the target of the lingering tensions of the 2016 race, seated on board jetblue flight traveling with her children and husband. fellow passengers say they ruin the country, now they ruin our flight. >> he said, oh my god, this is a nightmare. he was shaking. >> reporter: the unruly passenger kicked off the plane, but fought before lasner tweeted out a picture of the moment and ivanka's stunned reaction. it may have been planned, reporting before the incident, ivanka and jared at jfk, hashtag benality of evil. trump apparently tried to distract her children as things got heated. in a statement, jetblue saying the decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly. if the crew determines that a cher is causing conflict on the acre, the passenger will be asked to deplane remember he lated tweeted my husband expressed his displeasure in a calm tone. jetblue staff overwe heard and kicked him off the plane. >> he was visibly s
not before social media lit up with the incident as nbc's kristen welker report. >> reporter: ivanka trump, seen here with her family on her way to half the target of the lingering tensions of the 2016 race, seated on board jetblue flight traveling with her children and husband. fellow passengers say they ruin the country, now they ruin our flight. >> he said, oh my god, this is a nightmare. he was shaking. >> reporter: the unruly passenger kicked off the plane, but fought...
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welker. >> reporter: tonight, mounting pressure on president-elect donald trump to call out russian hacking in the u.s. election, after president obama called on his successor to take a hard look at what went wrong. >> one way i do believe that the president-elect can approach this that would be unifying is to say that we welcome a bipartisan, independent process. >> reporter: but just moments after the president's press conference, one of trump's top advisers digging in, not disputing russia's at fault, but instead pointing the finger at hillary clinton. >> this wouldn't have happened if hillary clinton didn't have a secret server. >> reporter: in fact, it was one of clinton's top adviser's e-mails that was hacked and exposed, not clinton's secret server. trump weighing in on twitter today, again pointing to the dnc hack, ignoring putin who he seemed to have consistently excused. are we talking about the same cyber attack where it was revealed the head of the dnc illegally gave hillary the questions to the debate. that a reference to one e-mail which shows clinton may have been tip
welker. >> reporter: tonight, mounting pressure on president-elect donald trump to call out russian hacking in the u.s. election, after president obama called on his successor to take a hard look at what went wrong. >> one way i do believe that the president-elect can approach this that would be unifying is to say that we welcome a bipartisan, independent process. >> reporter: but just moments after the president's press conference, one of trump's top advisers digging in, not...
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let's get all the late details now from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: surprising news from trump world tonight. the president-elect announcing loyalist, rudy giuliani will not join his cabinet. >> mutual decision to do so. >> giuliani telling fox news tonight. >> that was the only one i had any real interest in. >> reporter: giuliani lobbied hard for the job. just a few weeks ago. but now joins newt gingrich and chris christie, as would-be shoo-ins now on the outside of the new white house. the names at the top of trump's list for secretary of state, mitt romney, former antagonist turned supporter, and rex tillerson, ceo of exxon mobile. today, sources tell nbc news mr. trump plans to tap gary cohn, goldman saks number two as director of the economic council. new scrutiny of the president elect's decision to stay on as executive producer of the apprentice. new host, arnold schwarzenegger. >> i don't think he is going to be co-hosting with me. even though maybe we have him as guest advisers or something like this. >> nbc entertainment declined to comment noting mgm owns and produc
let's get all the late details now from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: surprising news from trump world tonight. the president-elect announcing loyalist, rudy giuliani will not join his cabinet. >> mutual decision to do so. >> giuliani telling fox news tonight. >> that was the only one i had any real interest in. >> reporter: giuliani lobbied hard for the job. just a few weeks ago. but now joins newt gingrich and chris christie, as would-be shoo-ins now on the...
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nbc's kristen welker starts us off with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect donald trump, likely setting up his first confirmation fight with members of his own party, officially tapping rex tillerson to be his secretary of state. touting what he calls tillerson's deep understanding of geopolitics. the pick of the exxon mobil ceo, praised by republicans, including condoleezza rice, who has business ties to exxon, but also others like bob corker. still some key gop senators wary of his ties with russia. marco rubio saying, he has serious concerns. trump's team, digging in. >> he's very good at being a diplomat, and the good lord didn't put oil in all freedom-loving democracies across the world. and yet rex tillerson was able to make this work. >> reporter: and it comes on the day of what is perhaps mr. trump's most surprising meeting at trump tower yet. kanye west. >> we've been friends for a long time. >> reporter: west, uncharacteristically tight-lipped right now. >> i just want to take a picture. >> reporter: it's not clear if west will have a role, but former rival ric
nbc's kristen welker starts us off with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect donald trump, likely setting up his first confirmation fight with members of his own party, officially tapping rex tillerson to be his secretary of state. touting what he calls tillerson's deep understanding of geopolitics. the pick of the exxon mobil ceo, praised by republicans, including condoleezza rice, who has business ties to exxon, but also others like bob corker. still some key gop senators...
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nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has more on that. what can you tell us? >> reporter: matt, good morning. well, ivanka trump isn't spotted on commercial airlines very frequently, but yesterday she flew jetblue and became the target of lingering tensions of the bitter 2016 campaign. ivanka trump and her family landing in san francisco on their way to a hawaiian vacation after some tense moments before her commercial jetblue flight took off. a fellow passenger later identified as daniel goldstein, a new york lawyer, had words with her, according to witnesses. >> he didn't say anything to her. he said aloud you are aruining our country, now you're ruining our flight because the flight was delayed. >> reporter: goldstein's husband, matthew lassner, tweeted out a picture of the moment, ivanka looking stunned. both men were removed from the plane and eventually booked on another flight. tmz's cameras captured them once they landed in san francisco. mark sheff seen here sitting in front of ivan ka watched the striking exchange unfold. >> he was upset. he walked o
nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has more on that. what can you tell us? >> reporter: matt, good morning. well, ivanka trump isn't spotted on commercial airlines very frequently, but yesterday she flew jetblue and became the target of lingering tensions of the bitter 2016 campaign. ivanka trump and her family landing in san francisco on their way to a hawaiian vacation after some tense moments before her commercial jetblue flight took off. a fellow passenger later identified...
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nbc's kristen welker is at trump tower. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. and breaking this morning, president-elect trump tapping dr. pen garson to serve as his secretary of housing and urban development. he doesn't have any experience in the field, but today mr. trump calling carson passionate and brilliant. all of this as the deliberations continue into the biggest position of all, who will be the next secretary of state. president-elect donald trump widening his search for secretary of state. transition officials say he's eyeing jon huntsman, the one-time utah governor critical of mr. trump during the campaign at one point calling for mike pence to replace him after that 2005 "access hollywood" tape surfaced. huntsman joins a number of other potential candidates including rex tillerson, ceo of exxon mobile, former mayor rudy giuliani, general david petraeus and mitt romney. >> who knows how many final ichts it will be. a big decision and nobody should rush through it. >> reporter: huntsman expertise in china could be an asset as the
nbc's kristen welker is at trump tower. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. and breaking this morning, president-elect trump tapping dr. pen garson to serve as his secretary of housing and urban development. he doesn't have any experience in the field, but today mr. trump calling carson passionate and brilliant. all of this as the deliberations continue into the biggest position of all, who will be the next secretary of state. president-elect donald trump...
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nbc's kristen welker has that story. hi, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, matt, good morning to you. first lady michelle obama has chosen her moments in the spotlight very carefully. but now in this new interview she is unplugged, incredibly candid about her time at the white house, and what her future may hold. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama opening up like never before about her eight years at the white house. >> knowing that we've made it this far and we've survived and, in many ways, i believe we've thrived, there is a weight that's lifted. >> reporter: in a candid interview with oprah winfrey, the first lady revealing new details about going to bed early on election night, reading the results on her phone the next day. >> this past election was challenging for me as a citizen to watch and experience. it was painful. >> reporter: echoing her husband, mrs. obama stressed the need for a smooth transition now revealing she told the next first lady, melania trump, the door is open, and even looking back at
nbc's kristen welker has that story. hi, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, matt, good morning to you. first lady michelle obama has chosen her moments in the spotlight very carefully. but now in this new interview she is unplugged, incredibly candid about her time at the white house, and what her future may hold. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama opening up like never before about her eight years at the white house. >> knowing that we've made it this far and we've...
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nbc's kristen welker has more on that story. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. a senior transition official tells me president-elect donald trump's day is again stacked with meetings and it comes after that rare and quick press availability that he held yesterday. he covered a range of topics and even raised a few eyebrows. president-elect donald trump trying to show he's hard at work even at mar-a-lago. meeting wednesday with the heads of two major defense contractors, lockheed martin and boeing. trump previously threatened to cancel boeing's order for two new air force one planes claiming it would cost more than $4 billion. after the meeting, boeing's ceo now says -- >> we're going to get it done for less than that. >> reporter: trump also called the cost of lockheed martin's f-35 fighter jet out of control. he insists that price will also come down. >> it is a dance. you know? it is a little bit of a dance. but we're going to get the costs down and we're going to get it done beautifully. >> report
nbc's kristen welker has more on that story. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. a senior transition official tells me president-elect donald trump's day is again stacked with meetings and it comes after that rare and quick press availability that he held yesterday. he covered a range of topics and even raised a few eyebrows. president-elect donald trump trying to show he's hard at work even at mar-a-lago. meeting wednesday with the heads of two major defense...
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nbc's kristen welker has that story. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. president-elect donald trump will hold more meetings here at mar-a-lago today and it does come as his transition team is in a bit of damage control. they suggest any conflict of interest related to the inauguration is false. president-elect donald trump fending off new pay to play accusations after they obtain obtained -- big spenders even get a photo op and hunting or fishing trip with donald trump jr. and eric trump. this as candidate trump accused hillary clinton of pay-to-play tactics. >> hillary clinton's only aleenl a allegiance is to herself, her donors and her special interests. >> reporter: trump officials say the flap is overblown. they argue the details are concepts that have not been approved or pursued by the trump family, adding don jr. and eric trump are not involved in any capacity. this revised final brochure obtained by nbc news removes any references to photo ops or hunting excursions with the tru
nbc's kristen welker has that story. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. president-elect donald trump will hold more meetings here at mar-a-lago today and it does come as his transition team is in a bit of damage control. they suggest any conflict of interest related to the inauguration is false. president-elect donald trump fending off new pay to play accusations after they obtain obtained -- big spenders even get a photo op and hunting or fishing trip...
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we have complete coverage starting with nbc's kristen welker at the white house. hi, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. president-elect trump hasn't yet said how or if he will respond to mounting evidence russia intervened in the u.s. presidential election but the current commander in chief is set to hold one of his final news conferences here at the white house today and is now rebuking russia in its strongest terms yet, even promising action. overnight, president obama vowing to retaliate against russia. >> i think there's no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections, that we need to take action and we will at a time and place of our own choosing. some of it may be explicit and publicized. some of it may not be. >> reporter: those strong words coming one day after nbc news first reported u.s. intelligence officials believe vladimir putin was personally involved in russia's attempt to interfere in the presidential election. a putin spokesperson calling the report "laughable nonsense," but in an inte
we have complete coverage starting with nbc's kristen welker at the white house. hi, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. president-elect trump hasn't yet said how or if he will respond to mounting evidence russia intervened in the u.s. presidential election but the current commander in chief is set to hold one of his final news conferences here at the white house today and is now rebuking russia in its strongest terms yet, even promising action. overnight, president...
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nbc's kristen welker is at trump tower this morning. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. president-elect donald trump will attend a fund-raising breakfast here in new york today, and it does come on the heels of that trip to north carolina where he officially rolled out his pick for secretary of defense, all while drawing new battle lines with the country's largest manufacturing exporter. in fayetteville, north carolina, home of the ft. bragg military base, president-elect donald trump making his pick for secretary of defense official. >> your next secretary of defense, general "mad dog" mattis. >> thank you, president-elect, for the confidence that you have shown in me. >> reporter: mr. trump also using his latest thank you tour speech to lay out his national security goals, vowing to build up the military, rebutting president obama's foreign policy, even swiping at him for not using the phrase "radical islamic terrorism." >> our brave men and women are the first in line defense, defense, against radic
nbc's kristen welker is at trump tower this morning. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. president-elect donald trump will attend a fund-raising breakfast here in new york today, and it does come on the heels of that trip to north carolina where he officially rolled out his pick for secretary of defense, all while drawing new battle lines with the country's largest manufacturing exporter. in fayetteville, north carolina, home of the ft. bragg military...
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nbc's kristen welker is there with more on all of it, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: tamron, good morning to you. president-elect donald trump is set to meet with former secretary of state henry kissinger today, just back from a trip from china. and it comes on the heels of mr. trump's controversial phone call with taiwan. meanwhile, later today, mr. trump will travel to north carolina, another leg on his thank you tour. a chance to tout his pick for secretary of defense. president-elect donald trump tout dinner with his family last night. poised to make more habited announcements this week. today, he's making one of his most critical nominees official. james mattis, secondary of defense. nicknamed mad dog during the iraq war. term of high praise for his courageous actions. >> mad dog mattis. >> reporter: and while mattis largely has bipartisan support, mr. trump's pick for housing and urban development is drawing fire from democrats who are slamming his lack of experience. senator chuck schumer writing, i have serious concerns about dr. carson's lack of expertise. senator sherrod
nbc's kristen welker is there with more on all of it, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: tamron, good morning to you. president-elect donald trump is set to meet with former secretary of state henry kissinger today, just back from a trip from china. and it comes on the heels of mr. trump's controversial phone call with taiwan. meanwhile, later today, mr. trump will travel to north carolina, another leg on his thank you tour. a chance to tout his pick for secretary of defense....
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kristen welker, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. president-elect trump will meet with two contenders for energy secretary at trump tower today. former texas governor rick perry and conservative west virginia democrat senator joe manchin. meanwhile, his likely pick for secretary of state,tillson . this morning, president-elect donald trump poised for more cabinet related meetings at trump tower as he digs in blasting the u.s. intelligence community after "the washington post" reported the cia thinks russia interfered in the election to help him win. >> i think it is ridiculous. i think it is just another excuse. i don't believe it. >> reporter: mr. trump refusing to believe multiple agencies who have for months pointed the finger at russia for helping to hack top democrats during the 2016 race. >> they have no idea if it is russia or china or some body. it could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. >> reporter: this echoed by his incoming chief of staff during a fiery exchange on "meet the press." >> does the president-elect belie
kristen welker, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. president-elect trump will meet with two contenders for energy secretary at trump tower today. former texas governor rick perry and conservative west virginia democrat senator joe manchin. meanwhile, his likely pick for secretary of state,tillson . this morning, president-elect donald trump poised for more cabinet related meetings at trump tower as he digs in blasting the u.s. intelligence community after "the...